| Why does next season have to go ahead? 13:29 - Mar 17 with 646 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
Apart from the big money sponsorship deals and TV deals, why does next season seem to be given priority over this one?
It's all 'void the season', 'finish the season in September', 'play half the games next season' and so on, but losing a complete season would actually mean nothing.
There's little point finalising anything until we know exactly when teams can return, but surely the common sense stance was for it to be agreed by governing bodies, clubs and so on that completing this season takes priority for the integrity of the competitions.
No matter when it is, complete the current season. Once that has done, let's say it took until December, if needs be don't play next season and start again with the new divisions the following August. If needs be the 6 months could be used to play friendlies with big teams touring the smaller clubs to raise funds and so on.
Surely the big corporate sponsors who would argue because they have a deal until say 2022, would agree to this being effective until 2023 instead.
They don't lose out, clubs get promoted and relegated, you make the most of the intervening months and then start the season from August 2021.
This one goes down as the 2019-21 season in the record books if needs be and gets played over a period of two years. Europe can do likewise with their competitions and sponsors and European leagues follow suit. Consistent with everyone, no loss of integrity beyond what can't be controlled.
If a solution can be found (say the season ends in September and they can squeeze a reduced season in next year) then so be. Maybe teams are seeded based on league position the season before and play 29 fixtures instead (half teams once and half teams twice) of 38 or 35 instead of 46 or they do it like the Scottish League but everyone plays everyone then the division splits.
Contractual issues with always be tricky, so will the transfer window and player movement. No stopping that. But assuming all commercial deals could be extended by a year, this seems to mitigate most of the biggest issues.
The lack of revenue for smaller clubs still paying wages is complex, again this is where you'd expect them to be creative and maybe take season ticket money for the lost season on the basis that it'll be deducted over the next 5-10 years or with friendlies etc, assuming the big boys will be reluctant to help out, which will sadly likely be the case.
I just don't see why next season 'has' to be completed when likeliness is that season has to be delayed anyway. Seems sensible to do away with it completely in principal and only bring it back if a sensible solution can fit into whatever time is left once this season finishes out. [Post edited 17 Mar 2020 13:32]
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| Why does next season have to go ahead? on 13:37 - Mar 17 with 588 views | Radlett_blue |
Great post. Postponing the Euros to 2021 in a no brainer so we now don't need any international breaks except the Euro play-offs (or have the Euros without the play off teams). Scrap all this season's remaining cups (including the Champions' League) & scrap next season's cups as well if there isn't time to complete this season & the next one and as you say, have a truncated but fair league system for next season if necessary.
Possibility of UEFA agreeing to this = 0. |  |
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| Why does next season have to go ahead? on 13:41 - Mar 17 with 573 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
| Why does next season have to go ahead? on 13:37 - Mar 17 by Radlett_blue |
Great post. Postponing the Euros to 2021 in a no brainer so we now don't need any international breaks except the Euro play-offs (or have the Euros without the play off teams). Scrap all this season's remaining cups (including the Champions' League) & scrap next season's cups as well if there isn't time to complete this season & the next one and as you say, have a truncated but fair league system for next season if necessary.
Possibility of UEFA agreeing to this = 0. |
I'm sure, with everything, it'll all come down to money, despite the fact the rich and powerful are with us in catching this virus and dying from it. No doubt in a year it'll be business as usual and that will be forgotten.
By removing next season effectively, the competitions could resume with the correct clubs, European qualifiers and so on and the time in between could be a wonderful exercise in clubs helping clubs, fans helping each other and so on, which is exactly why it would never happen.
But you simply can't void a season 38/46 games in to worry about completing a 46 game season when the one before only has 8 remaining! | |
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| Why does next season have to go ahead? on 13:48 - Mar 17 with 545 views | SouperJim |
This kind of common sense thinking has no place within our football. |  |
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